Slacker Saturday — Dandelion Bouquets

Do you remember how all the flowers seemed so beautiful when you were a kid — even the dandelions? That is the concept behind today’s Slacker Saturday activity. Today we made dandelion bouquets. Emily got to spend lots of time outside, and we have the added benefit of enjoying a dandelion-free lawn! Send the kids out with a basket to collect the dandelions (try to do this before they go to seed). When all the dandelions are picked, get out some small glasses with a little water and let the kids arrange the dandelions into little bouquets.

Now that you’ve got your fabulous bouquet, you can watch the flowers turn to seed heads, which they will try their darndest to do even though they are cut. Then you can ponder the mysteries of plant life, and ask yourselves, are cut flowers still alive?

We’ve been inspired by your post to pick dandelion bouquets from our garden every day. Thanks for the great idea! I’ve posted about our bouquets today and linked to your post. I hope that’s ok with you Dandelions

Thanks you, sunnymama! It’s funny that you mentioned that because since I have posted about dandelion bouquets we have been repeating this activity every few days in our front yard, and Emily really enjoys it. I really appreciate the link too, thanks!

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